Being an optimist is a lot harder than people think. (Tumblr post I made...just leaving this here)
Firstly, I hate how people view optimists as naive, or stupid, or as
people who’ve never experienced pain in their lives and are happy all
the time. No. That’s not what defines an optimist. Take me, for example.
I’m mature for my age, highly intelligent, I go through a full range of
emotions from elation to rage to misery, and I’ve been through more
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I agree with everything here. I'm an optimist, and it's really hard to be that sometimes. I haven't gone through anything traumatic or more painful than a self-inflicted broken heart or saying goodbye to old friends, but my dad is either bipolar or has some pretty hefty depression (maybe both), and I've got a touch of that in me. I flip-flop between emotions so fast I can hardly keep up with myself sometimes, but I try to stay positive and make sure everyone else sees that even if the world is going to heck there's a bright spot to every day. Not trying to creep on your moment of glory (and this IS glorious), just trying to say that I relate.
In short, preach it, sistah. :D
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